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Scheme launched to retrain armed forces service-leavers as further education teachers

Land July 25, 2017

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) in partnership with the Gatsby Charitable Foundation has launched the Further Forces programme, a scheme to retrain Armed Forces Service-leavers to teach technical subjects, including science, engineering and technology, in the Further Education and Training sector. The scheme is funded jointly by the Education ...

US-Korea research collaboration on Disaster Relief Robots

Land July 20, 2017

Some $3.5M has been awarded to six university teams by the DoD which will fund research into robotics for disaster relief. The funding has come as part of a joint research project with the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE) and will see joint teams funded by ...

Lockheed Martin awarded $288M training contract

Land July 13, 2017

Lockheed Martin has been contracted by the US Army to modernise its live training program, specifically for vehicle crews. Working with its partner, Saab, Lockheed Martin will help develop simplified training programs for crews, bringing together numerous current systems into one product. The training systems are managed by the US Army Program ...

Rheinmetall to supply 2,200 new trucks to Bundeswehr

Land July 13, 2017

Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles has joined a framework agreement with Bundeswehr, to deliver a fleet of new vehicles, securing its place as one of the world’s foremost suppliers of systems and equipment for ground forces. This major project will see the German military vehicle fleet overhauled and modernised, with Rheinmetall supplying ...